The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Friday that prosecutors planned to summon one of its journalists, Greg Bluestein, who has written about efforts to cancel the election. The newspaper plans to have the summons dismissed to prevent Mr. Bluestein declares.
Georgia’s inquiry is one of several inquiries into the political and business affairs of Mr. Trump who has been confronted since he left office. They include one headed by a select committee of the House of Representatives investigating the role the former president and others may have played in the January 6, 2021 assault on the United States Capitol.
Ms Willis said there had been “no formal coordination” between her office and the Jan. 6 committee. “But I mean, obviously we’re looking at everything related to Georgia that this committee is overturning,” he said.
Ms. Willis’ investigation is a criminal investigation, and has risen in prominence since Manhattan prosecutors stopped presenting evidence to a grand jury earlier this year in an ongoing investigation into Mr. Trump’s business practices. questioning the case. The business interests of Mr. Trump is also under criminal investigation in Westchester County, New York
Ms. Willis said her investigation had nothing to do with what was happening in New York.
“They were investigating apples and we were investigating oranges,” he said of the Manhattan investigation, adding, “I don’t know the district attorney or the attorney general or, frankly, to be honest, any elected official in New York or any of the New York prosecutors. “
The Fulton County Grand Jury, made up of 23 people, was paneled in early May and has up to a year to do its job. After completing her investigation, she will issue a report informing Ms. Willis of whether she should file criminal charges.
But Ms Willis said that beyond that limitation, it was difficult to talk about deadlines. “I don’t know how many games people will play,” he said. “I don’t know how many times we have to fight someone just to get them to come talk to a grand jury and tell the truth. And there could be delays for that reason. In a perfect world, it would be over in the next 60 or 90 days. “But I live in an imperfect world.”